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Take a look at the best of Karl Lagerfeld’s pioneering and irreverent campaigns for Chanel, as photographed by the designer himself.

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Author Interviews

Is Democracy Failing?

21 Sep, 2018

Only four countries around the world do not currently define themselves as democracies, but many more do not fulfil the four basic requirements of democracy­­­–author Niheer Dasandi asks, 'Is Democracy Failing?'

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The V&A Dundee, designed by internationally renowned architect Kengo Kuma, opened the weekend of 15 September 2018. Take an exclusive look at what's inside.

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What links Stalin and the artist Rosso Fiorentino? What was Gauguin hinting at when he painted a copy of Milton’s 'Paradise Lost' into a portrait? Is it true that no one ever saw Picasso with a book in his hand?

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Features

The Secret Life of Flowers

18 Aug, 2018

Flora Magnifica: Why floral designers display and disrupt nature.

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Artists and writers are sometimes portrayed as solitary figures, and artistic couples have often been overlooked. 'Significant Others' explores the curious dynamics of thirteen great partnerships.

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In addition to the standard hardback edition of the definitive inside story of the making of the legendary album two Collector’s Editions will also be released, further details can be found here.

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Features

Inside 'Louis Vuitton Catwalk'

27 Jul, 2018

'Louis Vuitton Catwalk' is the first comprehensive overview of Louis Vuitton’s cutting-edge fashion collections, from the house’s first collection designed by creative director Marc Jacobs to the work of Nicolas Ghesquière, who helms the brand today. Take a peek inside the newest release in the Catwalk series.

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The crisis post Second World War forms the backdrop to Tate Britain’s exploration of a century of painting the human experience. It’s also at the heart of Martin Gayford’s book 'Modernists and Mavericks', in which he describes vividly the friendships and rivalries that defined the London art scene in the middle decades of the 20th century.

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The Palazzo Venier was intended as a testimony to the power and wealth of a great Venetian family in 1750, but the commission was abandoned with only one story complete. Empty and decaying, “il palazzo non finito” was an eyesore for over a century until it came to be inhabited by three very different women. 'The Unfinished Palazzo' tells their stories.

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